Not preceded by pattern

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I am trying to find the exact text using not preceded by but it seems not working or getting syntax error.

I have 2 dynamic texts like ABC XYZ and XYZ; and I need to click XYZ. So I tried the command like:

WaitFor 5, text: <not preceded by (2 chars), "XYZ">, SearchRectangle: my_rect --not finding
WaitFor 5, text: <preceded by (0 chars), "XYZ">, SearchRectangle: my_rect --finding ABC XYZ but not the XYZ

--below commands are throwing the error 
*[waitFor error - Image property list did not contain "ImageName" property]*

WaitFor 5, text: <not preceded by (1 or more chars), "XYZ">, SearchRectangle: my_rect
WaitFor 5, text: <not preceded by (any chars), "XYZ">, SearchRectangle: my_rect
WaitFor 5, text: <not preceded by (some chars), "XYZ">, SearchRectangle: my_rect

I don’t understand why these patterns are not working or why is it saying imagename property not found. Appreciate any help here.

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The last three seems to be violating the constrained length rule on preceded by pattern as mentioned in Anchors with SenseTalk's Pattern Language | EPF Docs

Important: The locatingPattern used with preceded by must be of a constrained length. It cannot include patterns that have an indeterminate, unconstrained length, such as preceded by some characters or preceded by one or more digits . A variable but constrained length is allowed, such as preceded by 3 to 5 digits . Patterns used with followed by do not have this limitation.

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Thanks, I will try.

I would have found the issue if the error is at least somewhat nearby the reason.

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Hey @scsvel,

couldn’t agree more with your last statement.
Ran into all this when I first used the patterns.

Keiichi’s reply is correct. Preceded must be a defined range or a amount. It cannot be used with a wildcard such as any, some, many etc.

Cheers,
Karsten

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